My apologies for not posting lately. I've been busy finishing the first draft of a new novel, revising another, moving to California, and doing some website development. Yeah, I know, everyone is busy these days.

But these days it's more difficult for me to multitask (hate that word), partly because my projects are more complex, my quality standards are higher, and there are more distractions. Some of them I can control, others seem like demons haunting me.

Past success and failures are demons that fight for attention. I try not ignore both and move on, but of course they will always be in my consciousness. Nagging doubts, lethargy, and an unfocused vision are others. No doubt age is a factor, whether correlated with the others, or one all it's own, I'm not sure.

Then in moments during the creative process, everything becomes clear, the demons disappear, and all is great. I have to ride that wave as long as possible. And it's a good ride. Then the wave dies and I have to paddle back out to catch the next one.